{"id":48103,"date":"2020-03-24T22:35:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T22:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/24\/chow-halls-back-to-normal-after-squeeze-from-kuwaiti-curfew\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:59:47","slug":"chow-halls-back-to-normal-after-squeeze-from-kuwaiti-curfew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/24\/chow-halls-back-to-normal-after-squeeze-from-kuwaiti-curfew\/","title":{"rendered":"Chow halls back after squeeze from Kuwaiti curfew, ARCENT says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A closure at one of Camp Buehring\u2019s chow halls caused a bottle-neck among troops looking for food, cramming them into lines to wait for to-go meals, at a time when the U.S. military is trying to combat the spread of coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some soldiers thought the closure was an odd attempt at preventing infections by consolidating facilities, but it actually was a secondary effect of the Kuwaiti government\u2019s own internal efforts, according to U.S. Army Central officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dining facilities at two outposts in the country \u2014 Camp Buehring<\/a> and Camp Arifjan<\/a> \u2014 have now resumed operations after a Kuwaiti government curfew limited access to the base for contractors who work there, according to ARCENT spokeswoman Col. Angela Funaro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facilities are now all open and providing to-go meals to troops, Funaro said, though soldiers on Camp Arifjan said there were still issues with lines and social distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAgain, both dining facilities have resumed service,” Funaro said. \u201cPublic health and safety are matters of force protection, which is our command\u2019s number one priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the temporary closures, meal-time hours were extended to accommodate the Camp Buehring population, Funaro said. The adjusted times allowed for dine-in and take out options.<\/p>\n\n\n\t